Kent Lovern

About Kent Lovern

Kent Lovern is the Chief Deputy District Attorney for Milwaukee County, where he oversees the administration of the Milwaukee County District Attorney\'s Office, which is comprised of over 130 attorneys and over 150 support staff. Kent also directly supervises the Homicide Unit and Public Integrity Unit, which is responsible for white collar and public corruption prosecutions. Kent has been a prosecutor since January 1998. Prior to his promotion to Deputy District Attorney in January 2007, Kent specialized in firearms and multi-defendant gang investigations. He also specialized in domestic violence prosecutions. In 2005, Kent conducted a jury trial in the largest wiretap investigation in Wisconsin state court. Kent also has extensive experience prosecuting domestic violence cases. Kent currently serves as past president of the board of directors for MKE Urban Stables. He also serves as board vice president for Urban Ecology Center. Kent is also a long time member of the Rotary Club of Milwaukee and was recently selected to serve as its vice president. Kent is a past president of the board of directors for Sojourner Family Peace Center, a board he served on for twenty years. He is also a past president of the board of directors of Franciscan Pilgrimage Programs, and served for four years on the board of directors of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Greater Milwaukee.

Experience

1. Chief Deputy District Attorney

   Milwaukee County

   Jan 1998 — Present

Education

• Briar Cliff University

  Bachelor of Arts, History

  1990 — 1993